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The Ottawa Sun n Saturday, March 1, 201426 SPORTS
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Short, but not sweet
19 Jason SpezzaForwardGP G A Pts55 15 30 45
7.0 /10
Had five points in wins against St. Louis and Buffalo but was held to one assist and was a combined -7 over the other three games in February. He continues to be a team-worst in that department with an ugly -23 for the season.
6.3Average for the season
5 Cody CeciDefence
89 CoryConacherForward
22 Erik CondraForward
14 Colin GreeningForward
7 Kyle TurrisForward
40 Robin LehnerGoalie
GP G A Pts27 1 5 6
GP G A Pts58 4 16 20
GP G A Pts54 5 7 12
GP G A Pts59 5 8 13
GP G A Pts60 19 25 44
GP W L Otl24 7 11 3
7.06.5
6.5
6.5
9.07.0
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Was a -2 in February but continues to look comfortable on the Senators’ back end. He hasn’t scored since his first ever goal, an overtime winner, but doesn’t make many mistakes on the blueline.
Had three assists in February but Conacher has continued to play mostly fourth-line minutes, only breaking the 10-minute mark twice in February. Needs to be a pest in front of the net.
Had one assist in five games, but Condra isn’t counted on for his scoring. Continues to be a strong checker and penalty killer, but has shown good hockey sense when occasionally elevated in the lineup.
Had a two-point effort, including a goal, in the loss to Toronto. He’s a strong utility player and isn’t afraid to get dirty, but needs to convert more often if he wants minutes.
Had a goal and an assist in February leading into the break and continued to be great in the faceoff circle. In those five games, his faceoff percentage only dipped below 50% once, and he had two games at over 60%.
7.0
6.0
6.0
6.1
9.17.1
Average for the season
Average for the season
Average for the season
Average for the season
Average for the season
Average for the season
25 Chris NeilForward
6 Bobby RyanForward
7.5
8.0
/10GP G A Pts23 8 3 11
GP G A Pts60 22 22 43
The veteran tough guy has looked good since returning from injury, scoring twice and adding an assist against Toronto. Tried to fight Johan Franzen against Detroit.
Only had one goal in February’s first five games, but was apparently hampered by a nagging injury. Had the lone goal in ugly loss to Detroit.
7.0Average for the season
Average for the season 8.5
A look back at the month that was February
The Ottawa Senators did little in February to figure out whether they would be buy-ers or sellers going into the upcoming trade deadline.
Granted, the sample size wasn’t big as the team played only five games early in Feb-ruary before breaking for the Olympics in Sochi.
With a record of 2-3-1, the Senators pulled out another impressive win over the St. Louis Blues – in a shoot-out, no less – before squeak-ing out a 3-2 win that was closer than it should have been against the basement-dwelling Buffalo Sabres.
Then they returned from the Olympic break in time to get trounced 6-1 by Detroit to close out the month.
Despite the way the month ended, there were a few bright spots in the tilts leading up to Sochi.
After ending January with points in three of four games, the team got slammed 6-3 by the hated Toronto Maple Leafs in game that saw Chris Neil land on the scoreboard three times with two goals and assist. Colin Green-ing, who hasn’t exactly been an offensive super-power this year, chipped in a goal and assist in the loss.
Stephane Da Costa, who had looked out of place in previous call-ups, scored the only goal in a 2-1 over-time loss to Pittsburgh, start-ing a stretch of solid play from the French forward. Da Costa would also score a big goal in the shootout against St. Louis and followed that up with an assist in the win over Buffalo. Lehner’s play against Detroit has to be cause for concern, however.
CHRISHOFLEY
chris.hofley@sunmedia.ca
@chrishofley
Only started one of the five February games but it was a good one, turning away 46 shots in Ottawa’s shooutout win in St. Louis. Got lit up in Thursday’s miserable outing against Detroit.
-23His plus/minus
continues to be
worst on team
Senators
The Ottawa Sun n Saturday, March 1, 2014 SPORTS 27
65 Erik KarlssonDefenceGP G A Pts60 15 40 55
9 /10
Before getting shutdown by Canada in the Olympic gold medal final, Karlsson had four points, including two goals, in five games going into the break. Still turns the puck over but plays a ton of hockey, including nearly 30 minutes against St. Louis.
9.1Average for the season
28 Matt KassianForwardGP G A Pts26 0 1 1
5.0 /10
Only got into the lineup twice in the last five games and only played 1:30 against Toronto. He needs to be physical and drop the gloves if he’s going to play.
5.5Average for the season
3 Marc MethotDefenceGP G A Pts53 5 13 17
7.0 /10
Had two assist in February and was a -1 in five games but is still a dependable presence on the blueline. He’s trusted by the coaches and continues to play big minutes, usually in the 22-24 minute range.
7.3Average for the season
16 Clarke MacArthurForwardGP G A Pts58 18 24 42
7.5 /10
After a strong January, MacArthur slowed down early in February and was held off the score sheet completely. A streaky scorer, he’s bound to heat up again, but until then the team loves how he plays both with and without the puck.
8.3Average for the season
24 StephaneDa CostaForwardGP G A Pts12 3 1 4
7.5 /10
There was some head-scratching after Da Costa was demoted to the AHL before the break. He wasn’t recalled after the Olympics either, with the Sens electing to call up Mike Hoffman.
7Average for the season
41 Craig AndersonGoalie
GP W L Otl23 7 10 3
8.0/10
Didn’t look good in the final game in Boston, giving up five goals on 33 shots. The Senators lost in overtime against Pittsburgh, but Anderson was outstanding in making 46 saves.
9 Milan MichalekForwardGP G A Pts60 10 15 25
6.5 /10
He’s definitely not the player he once was, but Michalek showed flashes of his old self in early February, scoring once against St. Louis and twice versus Buffalo.
5.5Average for the season
46 Patrick WierciochDefenceGP G A Pts39 4 12 16
5.0 /10
If he wants more ice time, Wiercioch needs to contribute more points, plain and simple. He scored against Boston in a losing effort but was held scoreless in February.
5.6Average for the season
77 Joe CorvoDefenceGP G A Pts25 3 7 10
4.5 /10
Tough to rate a guy who doesn’t play. After seeing some success earlier in the season, Corvo didn’t dress once in February and you have to wonder if he’ll get many more games
4.8Average for the season
4 Chris PhillipsDefenceGP G A Pts50 1 12 13
6.0 /10
Didn’t play in the final five games because of injury and the team wanted him to rest leading into the break. Returned to the lineup against Detroit,
6.6Average for the season
15 Zack SmithForwardGP G A Pts60 10 6 16
7.0 /10
Had a couple of fights in the games leading to the Olympic break and continues to be a dependable centre. Got under everyone’s skin against St. Louis.
7.3Average for the season
2 Jared CowenDefenceGP G A Pts56 3 9 12
7.0 /10
Cowen was a -3 with two assists leading into the Olympic break. He’s steady on the blueline but needs to use his big body more. If he’s playing with Karlsson.
6.3Average for the season
93 MIka ZibanejadForwardGP G A Pts50 11 14 24
7.0 /10
Had three assists but was also a minus -3 in five games in February. He’s not afraid throw his body around and looks noticeably more confident with the puck.
7.5Average for the season
62 Eric GrybaDefenceGP G A Pts35 1 7 8
6.5 /10
Looks comfortable playing 20-24 minutes per night and is starting to use his size more to his advantage. Continues to develop into a dependable blueliner.
5.8Average for the season
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